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Cowboy Tennis Drops Match Against No. 21 Columbia
January 29, 2023 | Cowboy Tennis
Box Score (PDF)
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CHAPEL HILL, NC – Oklahoma State's men's tennis team fell to No. 21 Columbia, 4-0, on Sunday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill.
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With the loss, OSU fell to 5-2 on the season.Â
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Starting with doubles, Francisco Pini and Alex Garcia locked up court three, defeating Nicolas Kotzen and Sachin Palta, 6-2.
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The Pokes dropped courts one and two, giving Columbia the doubles point.Â
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In singles action, Leighton Allen fell to Henry Ruger, 6-0, 6-0 on court six. Court one was next to finish, with No. 11 Michael Zheng defeating Tyler Zink, 6-2, 6-2, increasing the Lions' lead to 3-0.
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No. 33 Roko Horvat dropped Francisco Pini, 6-2, 5-3, for the deciding point of the match.Â
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The Cowboys return to action at 1 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 12 at the Greenwood Tennis Center against Washington.
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For season-long coverage of Cowboy Tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @cowboytennis on Twitter and Instagram.Â
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Doubles Competition
Singles Competition
Order of Finish
Doubles
(2,3,1)
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Singles
(6, 1, 3)
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CHAPEL HILL, NC – Oklahoma State's men's tennis team fell to No. 21 Columbia, 4-0, on Sunday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill.
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With the loss, OSU fell to 5-2 on the season.Â
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Starting with doubles, Francisco Pini and Alex Garcia locked up court three, defeating Nicolas Kotzen and Sachin Palta, 6-2.
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The Pokes dropped courts one and two, giving Columbia the doubles point.Â
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In singles action, Leighton Allen fell to Henry Ruger, 6-0, 6-0 on court six. Court one was next to finish, with No. 11 Michael Zheng defeating Tyler Zink, 6-2, 6-2, increasing the Lions' lead to 3-0.
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No. 33 Roko Horvat dropped Francisco Pini, 6-2, 5-3, for the deciding point of the match.Â
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The Cowboys return to action at 1 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 12 at the Greenwood Tennis Center against Washington.
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For season-long coverage of Cowboy Tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @cowboytennis on Twitter and Instagram.Â
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Doubles Competition
- Max Westphal/Michael Zheng (COL) def. Isaac Becroft/Tyler Zink (OSU) 7(7)-6(1)
- Roko Horvat/Theo Winegar (COL) def. Alessio Basile/Chase Ferguson (OSU) 6-3
- Alex Garcia/Francisco Pini (OSU) def. Nicolas Kotzen/Sachin Palta (COL) 6-3
Singles Competition
- No. 11 Michael Zheng (COL) def. Tyler Zink (OSU) 6-2, 6-2
- Chase Ferguson (OSU) v. No. 9 Alex Kotzen (COL) 1-6, 3-5, unf.
- No. 33 Roko Horvat (COL) def. Francisco Pini (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
- Â Isaac Becroft (OSU) v. Hugo Hashimoto (COL) 6-4, 2-5, unf.
- Â Alessio Basile (OSU) v. Nicolas Kotzen (COL) 3-6, 4-4, unf.
- Henry Ruger (COL) def. Leighton Allen (OSU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish
Doubles
(2,3,1)
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Singles
(6, 1, 3)
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